Description
This course will focus on the provision of social work services in schools utilizing an ecological approach with students, families, schools, and communities. The content areas will include: social-political influences, educational policies, advocacy with marginalized populations, disability services, mental health services, violence prevention, crisis intervention, family engagement, group work, interdisciplinary collaboration, and role of social workers in enhancing educational outcomes. Emphasis on school social work standards, values, ethics and cultural competence. Students will become familiar with traditional and changing social work roles and practices in schools as well as with larger systemic trends.